Finger-bag envelop.



C. P. KLEEBAUER.

FINGER BAG ENVELOP. APPLICATION FILED R25. 1917.

1,291,024. Patent-ed Jan.14,1919.

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Patented J an. 14, 1919.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cmumns P. Knnn- BAUER, .a citizen of the United a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Finger-Bag Envelop, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription. I

Among the principal objects whlch the present invention has in view are: to provide means for carrying a bag when constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; to provide means for securing the bag in closed position; to provide locking-means for the bag which may be quickly and readily operated; and to avoid tearing the bag by the weight carried therein.

. Drawings.

arranged in accordance with the present ing I parts dlsposed vention, the closure flap and. locking member therefor being shown In open position;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofu'a bag constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, showing in conjunctlon therewith a an upper end fragment o .in closed position;

human hand to illustrate the method of car thebag when so constructed;

Fig i scale, of an upper end fragment of a bag, the section being taken as on' the line 4-4 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5'shows an envelop-forming. blank for constructing an envelop in accordance with the present invention; 1 Fig. 6 1s a detail view in perspective of modlfied form of the invention, showing the closure flap and lock therefor in open position;

' Fig. 7 is a'similar view showing-the bag- -Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the re verse side of the position;

. Fig. 9 is a detail view' in perspective of,

a modified form of the invention, s wing the same in -the opened position of t 'e'en-. I

r in line with the patch '29,

Specification of letters Patent.

Application filed April 25, 1917. Serial No. 184,888.

States, and

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is a cross section on an enlarged,

envelop when in closed foldin Patented.Jan.14, 1919.

Fig. .10 is a perspective view of the the envelop being shown as in closed ti n;

Fig. 11 is side of the in Fig. 10;

Fig. -12. shows an envelop constructed and arranged in accordance with a. further 'modification of the invention,fithe partsbeing shown as in the position assumed when the envelop is opened; I

Fig. 13 is a similar view showing the parts disposed as when the envelop is in closed position; i

Fig 14 is a perspective view of an en posia perspective view showing the envelop opposite to that shown velop constructed and arranged in accord- 70' ance with a further modification of the inparts being disposed as when the'envelop is opened;

Fig. 15 is a view envelop is closed;

Fig. 16 is a detail viewin perspective of the upper 'end fragment of an envelo constructed to show a further modificatlon of the invention, the parts being disposed as when the envelop'is opened; I

Fig. 17 is a view of the same showing the as when the envelop is closed.

Description.

' As seen best in Figs. 1 and 5 of the draw 85 ings, envelope when constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, are preferably made from blanks having a body ortion 25, back portion 26, sealing flaps 2 y Ategrally connected. In practice, the blanks are formed; from a continuous web. The

'web. is severed to form individual blanks.

The severingcut' forms in.each completed envelop the opening edge of the back and 95 7 the free edged the closure flap 28.

In making envelops constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention reinforcin patchesareplaced on the blank beforet e the body 25, and there secured-bythe a s 27; The-patch 29 isadhered to the' bodystructure-of the envelop and to extend from the free edge thereof to apoint beyond the h line for the flap w t e free edge .ofthe back 26.' The (patch 30 is an .the edge same,

of thesame when the and a closureflap 28, allinback is folded u on en turned upon 106 y 25L Thepatch 30is' adhered to the gheil'ieof is coincident with the edge of said Prior to folding the back 26 on the body 25, the patches 29 and 30 are cut and punched to form a finger bail 31, a dart 32, and an opening 33, respectively. These operations of cutting and punching may be performed simultaneously or successively as the case may be. They patches 29 and 30 and overlaid portions of the envelop having been so treated, the back 26 is folded on the line 34 to overlie the body 25. In this position, it will be found that the dart 32 is disposed below the opening 33 and in line with the opening 36, with the barbs 35 of the said dart extending beyond the side margins of said opening 36 This is the condition of the envelops when placed on the market.

When the bail 31 is formed, the opening 36 is made in the upper end of the patch 29 andin the closure flap 28. When the closure fiap isturned over upon the back 26, the marginal edges of the opening 36 overlie the barbs '35 of the dart 32.

To look the fiap 28 in the closure position, it is only necessary to draw the dart 32 through the opening 36, the material of which said dart is constructed yielding to permit the passage of the barbs 35 through the said opening. Upon resumption of the shape of the dart 32 with the extended barbs 35 at the outside of the edge of the opening 36, the flap 28 is held in closed position as shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawings.-

It is obvious that when the dart 32 is folded as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, any strain exerted on the flap 28 to open the same will dislodge the dart 32, which will continue to operateas a locking member for retaining the flap 28 in closure position. It will also be noted that the bail 31 is extended from the upper edgeof the closed envelop in position to be engaged by the finger of the person handling the envelop. By reinforcing the bail 32 and parts contig- I uous thereto, the danger of tearing the said bail and said parts is avoided.

In Figs. 5 to 8 a modified form of the inyention is shown. The modification consists in providing a circular bail 37. The bail 37 is circular in shape as the result of the circular opening 38 formed in the patch 29.- A further modification consists in providing an elongated dart 39. The barbs 35 whereof are spread to a wider dimension than the diameter of the opening 38.

As shown best in Fig. 7 of the drawings, when using this modified form of the invention, the flap 28 is folded on the back 26 and between the same and the dart 39. When the dart 39 is closed on the flap 28 and bail 37, it is found that the barbs 35 thereof extendabovethe lower edge of the opening 38. In this position, it is suflicient to seal the envelop to press on the end of the dart 39, the barbs 35 thereof yielding to admit their passage through the opening 38. At the opposite side of the said opening 38 and of the bail 37, the barbs 35 expand to form an obstruction for the withdrawal of the dart, as shown best in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

The modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 9 to 11, inclusive, provides an auxiliary bail and a central opening 41 therein, said bail and opening being duplicates of the bail 37 and the opening 38 formed in the patch 29 as shown in the modified form above described. The bail 40 is formed by removing the necessary material to form said bail from the patch 29.

This results in producing in the said patch.

an edge recess 42, which recess, as shown best in Fig. 10 of the drawings, receives the body of the dart 43.' The dart 43, as shown best in Fig. 9, has a head 44 formed from the material removed from the opening 41. The material can be bent upon itself as shown, to form a reinforced semicircular head, or a portion of the material may be removed to provide substantially the same shape of head.

With the modified form of the invention,

the operation of closing consists in placing the bails 37 and '40 in juxtaposed relation and then overturning the closure flap 45 on the back 26, the recess 42 feeding down to the root or base of the dart 43. The dart 43 is then folded over the flap 45, the head 44 alining with the openings 41 and 38. The head is then pressed through the said openings to overlie the body 25 of the envelop as shown best in Fig. 11. In this form of envelop, it will be found that the bails 37 and 40 constitute the carrying member or handle for the envelop. In Figs. 12 and 13 of the drawings, the modification consists inproviding a dart 46 formed of a material removed from the opening 47 in the patch 29. As in the modified form shown in Figs. 9 to 11, inclusive, above described, the bails 48 and 49 correspond in shape.

In practice, when the modified form just above described is employed, the envelop is closed by folding the flap 45 under the tongue 50, which is then moved into juxtaposed relation with the bail 48, the bail 49 of the said dart matching the bail 48. The operator now passes the dart 46 through the openings 47 in the bails 48 and 49. The barbs 35 at the ends of the said dart prevent the retraction of the same. In this form of the invention, it will be noted that the dart 46 forms a pad or smooth carrying member for the envelop.

In Figs. 14 and 15 of the drawings. a further modification is shown wherein the dart 46 is used for uniting the bails 48 and 49, and where the dart 43 is used in conjunction 1 hu f oeed 'tion posl and the matched sections ofthe bail also in closed position.

Figs. 16 and 17 show afmodification of the invention wherein the bails 40. and 37 are employed in conjunction with a barb 51 formed by cuttin material forming the bail 40, to be overlai on the flap 45 whenthe same is folded on the back 26, as shown best in Fig.

' Claims.

1. An envelop as-charaoterized comprising-a back rtion; a body portion; a closure flap; rein orcing patches permanently affixed on said flap and said back portion adjacent the receiving end of said envelo a carrying bail forsaid. e velop form'e -integral with said flap and adapted for extension above the top of the envelo in service; and meansfor locking said enve op'in closed position, said means em patch of-said back "adjacent the receiving end of said envelop, said barbed member-being arranged to engage said flapfand reinrelation to said bodymg a barbed member integrally constructed with the forcing patch thereon.

'2. An envelop as characterized comprising a back portion; a body portion; a closure flap; reinforcing patches permanently afiixed on said flap and said back portion adjacent the receiving end of said envelop; .a

flap and adapted for exten sion abovethe top of the envelop in service; and means for. locking said flap in closure CHARLES P. KLEEBAU'ER.

carrying bail for said envelop formed integral with said envelop, said meansembody- Eatch aflixed thereto, said barbed mem- 

